What was found
(CAN) THE CONTROL YOKE MAIN ATTACH BRACKETS PN 0513310-1 AND 0513310-2 IN THE CENTER CONSOLE STRUCTURE WERE FOUND TO HAVE THE MAIN PIVOT BOLT HOLES ELONGATED AND WORN CAUSING A FAIR BIT OF PLAY IN THE CONTROL YOKE ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft time
- 10,832 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D2J
- System (JASC)
- 2701 · Control Column Section
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 05133101
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Control Column
- Part time
- 10,747 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.